PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL - September 16th17th
Presider:
Let us bring our prayers for one another and the world to our merciful and forgiving God … aswe cry out, Lord hear our prayer...
Lector:
- For reconciliation among all who are baptized into Christ; for collaboration among all churches in sharing his message of forgiveness…
For peace and reconciliation among ancient enemies, especially in the Middle East
For all those who have left the Church, that they may find the grace to return and help build up the Body of Christ here on Earth…
For catechists and all who share the good news of God’s reign, and for all who yearn to know our loving God better, let us pray to the Lord…
and for all who seek the comfort of God’s healing word; and for the intentions in our parish book ...We pray.
- For our brothers and sisters who are ill:
Stefani Germanotta, Virginia Hodges, Monserrate Pietri, Lucia Rodriguez, Niña Lupita Flores Gonzalez, Susa Colarossi, Eileen Sorkis, Thomas Grega, Ann Brandon, Olga Hidalgo, Patrick Mullins, Cleo DeNoia, Amelia Silvestro, William Florian, Amelia Jalandoni, Mary Sullivan, Laura Moore Brown, Marguerite LaMarque, Bob Cerf, John Palazzaandall those wounded in the service of our country, that they be patient in their time of suffering and soon come to the fullness of health.... we pray....
2a. (Sun. at 5:30pm)
For the Intentions of Gidget-Hope Montalvo… we pray....
3. For those dear to us who have died, whose memories are with us at this time, especially,
Sat. 5:30 pm Camilla Gardino
Sun.8:30amJohn Simpson
10:00amMsgr. Robert O’Connor
12:30pmPatricia Denis
5:30 pm
(For whom this mass is offered)
Andres Borjas, Jorge Luis Rocha Gomes, Alice Sexton-Bender, Shirley Callaway quienesmurieron durante la semana pasada…
who died during this past week…
Sean Thomas Luganowhose anniversary of death is celebrated this week…
Thosetragically killed by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the earthquake in Mexico andthose who lost their lives through violence across our nation …and all the victims of war and terrorism(PAUSE) that they may rest forever in the embrace of the one true God, we pray....
4.And let us pause now to present our own personal petitions...(PAUSE ....count to 10)...... We are still a nation at war, let us pray for our president, and all our elected officials, the members of our diplomatic corps (core) and all those who serve our country in our uniformed services..... may their efforts for peace and justice be fruitful;..... together, let us raise our voices in a prayer for true and lasting peace......
the words are found on the back cover of the hymnal...
Presider:
O God of mercy,
your forgiveness know no bounds.
Teach us the way of reconciliation and peace,
and graciously hear all these our prayers
through Christ our Lord.